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"Pointless personal story that no one will care about" Alert:
"Fantastic Voyage" was one of the very first (if not first) films I'd seen where I was consciously aware of the music, and I was utterly enraptured. At five or six years old I'd never heard anything like it before, and I knew I was hearing something really remarkable, and paid close attention to the score. The music combined with the imagery created an indelible experience for me, and set me down a path I've been following ever since. A few days ago I finally watched the Blu-Ray and was stunned to feel myself grinning like an idiot, it's rare that I feel transported back to a certain feeling with such vividness. What amazes me is how brilliantly the music works apart the film - taken on its own context, it's incredibly structured material. A few people who don't know the movie, but who I've played excerpts from have been duly impressed.
The Film Score Monthly album was the first album I bought from the label (shortly after it came out), and has always been a favorite and a regular listen. I'm greatly looking forward to receiving and hearing the La-La Land edition. This is - to my mind (of course, opinions may vary) - one of the greatest scores ever written, and an important one within the science-fiction film genre. While a score like this should be in print forever, I hope it sells incredibly well for La-La Land, and that we'll see more Rosenman out over the course of the year.
I'll report back with my thoughts on the new edition once it comes in. Very much looking forward to spending time with it!
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If someone has this new version and knows the original FSM release, could you comment on the remastering?
I have purchased a number of reissues over the years and have not always found that I needed or even preferred the newer version. And in listening again to the FSM release, which sounds great to my ears, I'm wondering what this remastering adds.
On the other hand, the cover art is so enticing I may have to purchase it just for that!
And I highly recommend this soundtrack for all science fiction music fans, even for those who are not sure they really care so much for Rosenman's sound. This is such a great example of a challenging modern score that is nevertheless exceptionally listenable.
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Thanks, Basil. I just had to buy it anyway along with the animated superhero scores released today....I judged the repurchase by its cover.
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Jan 29, 2014 - 5:49 AM
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Ag^Janus
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LIMTED EDITION OF 2000 UNITS
La-La Land Records and 20th Century Fox present the remastered re-issue of composer
Leonard Rosenman's (REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE, A MAN CALLED HORSE, STAR TREK IV, ROBOCOP 2) legendary score to the 1966 science fiction classic FANTASTIC VOYAGE, starring Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch and Edmond O'Brien, and directed by Richard Fleischer. Composer Rosenman provides the film with a complex musical foundation that propels the action narrative into the dramatic unknown, while keeping character, theme and emotion at the forefront. Long out of print, this wondrous soundtrack masterpiece returns, with no new tracks added, but with much improved sound, (lovingly restored by Mike Matessino), and wonderful new liner notes by film music writer Julie Kirgo. Produced by Lukas Kendall and Nick Redman and mastered by Daniel Hersch, this limited edition release of 2000 Units features all-new, eye-catching art direction courtesy of Jim Titus.
TRACK LISTING:
Main Title ? Sound Effects Suite 1:45
The Proteus 6:01
The Chart 5:34
Pulmonary Artery 5:39
Group Leaves 2:53
Pleural Cavity :22
Proteus Moving Through Sac 4:54
Channel to Ear 2:43
Cora Trapped 4:15
Proteus in Inner Ear :48
The Human Brain 1:55
Get the Laser 7:21
Optic Nerve / End Cast 3:38
Total Album Time: 47:50
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